I am so proud that, today, we are going to stand up for consumers on this side of the aisle. It is unfortunate that our friends on the opposite side of the aisle have not seen fit to support consumers. They will all vote against this bill. We will vote for this bill on this side of the aisle. Madam Chair, again, I urge my colleagues to come to the floor quickly and vote for consumer financial protection, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services, printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-15, shall be considered as adopted and shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the 5- minute rule. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows: H.R. 1500 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Consumers First Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings; sense of Congress. Sec. 3. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Sec. 4. Conforming amendments. Sec. 5. Executive and administration powers.…
On the recordMay 22, 2019
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